MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has launched a Classic Doctor Who channel on YouTube.
The new channel, featuring a mixture of classic clips and exclusive previews from forthcoming Doctor Who DVD releases, will appeal to existing fans and give new viewers an opportunity to sample some classic Doctor Who. The channel will complement the Classic Doctor Who Twitter account @classicdw run by 2entertain.
BBC Worldwide head of UK and Ireland sales To Warren says, "We‘re really looking forward to giving Classic Doctor Who its own home on YouTube. It will be a great space for fans to discuss Classic Who - we’re launching with some fantastic clips and we’ll be regularly adding to the collection!"
Classic Doctor Who Commissioning Editor Dan Hall comments, "I‘m delighted to join forces with our digital team and YouTube. This is an exciting, new way to deliver content for our net-hungry market.
Last year T-Series had filed a case against YouTube.com and its parent company Google for similar infringement. T-series was also successful in obtaining an interim restraint against YouTube and Google.
While the case for Google is coming up for hearing in July, the Yahoo case has been posted for end September.
